 Details: VIP tasting from 5 to 6:30, with California wines; main event at 6, with 40 restaurant and wine distributors, the Conspiracy Band and silent auction; $100, or $150 for VIP tickets, in advance and at the door; www.arthritiswineanddine.com

ZOMBIE WALK

 Where: next to COSI Columbus, 333 W. Broad St.

 Why: Mid-Ohio Foodbank

 When: 4:30 p.m. Sept. 6

 Details: food drive and street theater with grand marshal Nina West as Diva of the Dead on walk to Civic Center Drive and beyond; canned goods and nonperishable food sought; www.zwcolumbus.com